06/09/2026
Koinonia Message of the Week
Sunday 6 September 2026
By Dr. Godwill Gulubane
THEME: SEEK UNTIL YOU FIND
Opening Scripture:
“Or what woman, having ten silver coins, if she loses one coin, does not light a lamp, sweep the house, and search carefully until she finds it?”
Luke 15 verse 8 NKJV
Have you ever lost an important document, your keys or some money that you urgently needed? When something is truly important to you, you do not casually look around and give up. You search everywhere, retrace your steps and keep looking until you find it. Jesus used the picture of a woman who lost one silver coin. She lit a lamp, swept the house and searched carefully until she found it. Her persistence revealed how valuable that coin was to her.
In the same way, God says in Jeremiah 29 verse 13, “And you will seek Me and find Me, when you search for Me with all your heart.” To seek means to pursue intentionally and diligently. We live in a world full of competing priorities, distractions and demands for our attention. Seeking God does not mean that He is hiding from us, but that we must deliberately give Him our attention, affection and time.
The woman did not stop searching because she became tired or distracted. She searched until she found it. In the same way, do not approach prayer, spiritual growth, your purpose or the things God has placed in your heart casually. Diligence separates wishes from genuine pursuit. What you truly value will be revealed by how diligently you are willing to pursue it.
This principle applies beyond seeking God. Pursue wisdom, excellence, your calling and meaningful relationships wholeheartedly. Do not give halfhearted effort to things that matter deeply. Light the lamp, sweep the house and keep searching. Seek God first and develop a lifestyle of diligent pursuit in everything He has called you to do.
Prayer
Father, in the name of Jesus, give me a heart that seeks You wholeheartedly. Deliver me from distraction and complacency. Give me grace to pursue You and the things You have placed in my heart with diligence, patience and consistency. May I never abandon what is valuable because the search becomes difficult. In Jesus’ name, Amen.